Wei Shuyi was leaning on the couch in a daze. Wen Yu saw that Jingning had fallen asleep in the ear room, so she walked in quietly.
"Miss, the young general has appeared again. I saw it clearly from the side, and the emperor doesn't seem very happy. He doesn't seem to be truly grateful for saving your life."
"This is also what bothers me." She thought back to everything that happened in the Hall of Eternal Life that day. "The Emperor must be suspicious of the relationship between me and the Young General. Every time I meet him, my suspicions deepen. And tonight was indeed too much of a coincidence. It's only natural that he'd be unhappy."
Wen Yu sat on the edge of the bed, feeling uneasy. "I know there's no romantic relationship between you and Nangong. If this happens to be exploited by someone with ulterior motives, the Emperor will definitely not target a prominent family. You should..."
Before he could finish, someone knocked softly on the door.
The two looked at each other, and Wei Shuyi decided to open the door himself -
"Eunuch Yang?! Why are you here?"
Yang Mingrui seemed hesitant. After a long pause, he bowed his head and said, "Noble Lady Yi, the Emperor wants you to pour the wine."
"What?"
"I don't understand what you mean, but that's what the Emperor said."
Wei Shuyi saw the dilemma facing the man in front of him and asked again, "Eunuch Yang, is there anyone else with the emperor?"
"This...that...the Imperial Concubine is here too."
"Okay, I'll pack up and go right away."
After closing the door again, Wen Yu hurriedly advised, "Miss, I always feel that there is nothing good going on over there. Why don't you find an excuse to refuse? If you honestly admit that you are not feeling well, the Emperor probably won't make things difficult for you."
"However, the Emperor's emotions are swirling around in his heart, unable to be vented. After a night of accumulation, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to explain clearly next time!" Wei Shuyi sighed helplessly, "I must go, and I have to endure everything. Otherwise, not only will I suffer, but the Nangong family's Young General will also be implicated by me, which is not what I want."
In this way, under the guidance of Yang Mingrui, she passed through the circular corridor and headed to the emperor's residence.
As soon as I opened the door, I smelled a strong smell of alcohol!
Is he drunk?
Just because of what happened at today's celebration?
Wei Shuyi slowed down his pace and walked to the messy couch behind the screen. Apart from the fallen golden cup dripping with wine, all that was left was Concubine Jin's favorite shawl.
"Your Majesty, I am here. What do you want me to do for you?"
No one paid any attention to her.
She could only hold the golden cup steady, take out a handkerchief to wipe the wine stains on the floor, put the scattered books aside, and continue to wait quietly.
Undisguised panting sounds came from the inner room across the wall. She could tell that it was Xie Yanci's emotional voice.
"emperor?"
Wei Shuyi raised his voice and unconsciously clenched his right fist.
This time, he finally responded: "I'm not used to being alone at night, so you wait outside. When the time comes, I'll let you go."
This was originally the job of the palace servants, but now that she has become the master, she has been "given" such a task.
She couldn't think of any other reason except humiliation.
What followed was the moaning sound of Concubine Jin, which she tried hard to suppress. As time passed, the sound gradually became louder, and each sound hurt Wei Shuyi's heart.
On the bed, the emperor suddenly grabbed the woman's neck and called out in her ear again and again: "Yao'er... Yao'er..."
She just fell silent and stared at the pattern on the tent ceiling in a daze.
She remembered that there was a person whose nickname was also called "Yao'er".
She still remembered that the king had always treated her tenderly and never recklessly, but tonight he lost control, as if he was punishing someone.
…
She didn't know how long she sat outside before the bright yellow dragon robe appeared in her sight.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. May your Highness live long and happily."
Xie Yanci walked straight over to her and sat down, reaching out to hug her, but she dodged him sideways. Disgust suddenly appeared in those shimmering, tender eyes!
She hated the smell of this strange incense, and she disliked the lingering lust on him even more. She was even more chilled by his merciless humiliation!
"Is Lady Yi rejecting me?"
"I was only following etiquette." Wei Shuyi lowered her eyes, looking at the bright yellow. "The Imperial Concubine is still sleeping peacefully in the inner chamber. How could I possibly have sex with the Emperor here? It would hurt our sisterly bond, but I'm even more afraid that if this matter got out, it would damage the Emperor's reputation!"
Yes, only a tyrant would summon several beauties to sleep with him. He cannot do such a thing.
But he didn't want this absurdity in the first place. He just wanted to hold her in his arms to make up for his heartbreak.
"Noble Lady Yi is quite eloquent. A few words have already made me lose interest. In that case, you can go back!"
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
"Wait a minute!" Xie Yanci suddenly grasped her sleeve, his pent-up anger controlling his reason again. "After hearing this, don't you have anything to say?"
She struggled to pull open her wide sleeves, even though a corner of them was torn. "I want to say, Your Majesty is truly worthy of being the Emperor's favorite! Even the joys of the boudoir surpass..."
"go out!"
He didn't want to hear what happened next. He just felt a sharp pain in his heart and ordered them to leave.
She did not stop and quickly left the room, leaving only a faint fragrance.
Wei Shuyi couldn't remember the way she came, so she could only wander around the mansion. The memories of the nightmare she had just experienced made her feel at a loss.
He actually treated her like a slave, making her keep watch! He made her hear those voices with her own ears, and even deliberately walked out to continue the unfinished humiliation!
This is the true character of an emperor.
She shouldn't have expected the warmth of an ordinary family of three, and she shouldn't have really regarded the king as her husband, which resulted in such a heavy blow.
"Can't sleep?"
"If you want to protect yourself and the Nangong family's legacy, please stay away from me."
Nangong Heng was much more relaxed in his own courtyard. He used to just stand a few steps away from her, sword in hand, but now he dared to sit beside her.
"If the Emperor wants to kill me or target the Nangong family out of personal suspicion, then he's not the wise ruler my grandfather respected. I trust my grandfather's judgment." He held onto his torn sleeves. "Did you have an argument with the Emperor? Did you even fight?"
"No, he won't lay hands on women."
"I don't like you being like this. You cry when you want to cry, laugh when you want to laugh, but you always hide it. You're going to make yourself sick!" Nangong Heng simply tore off the strand of brocade that was floating in the wind. "Here, just like this, throw away all the unhappy things!"
It just floated to the pond, drifted with the water, and finally wrapped around the rockery and disappeared without a trace.
"Thank you for your enlightenment, sir. It's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"
"Who made me so unlucky! The wing room is nearby. I haven't been to the Qinlou and Chuguan for a while. I can still hear such creepy screams. How can I sleep peacefully?"
She was speechless for a moment. It turned out that he had heard it too.
"Everyone says the young general is a splendid man, so why would he go to a place like that?"
"Of course I'm not looking for a geisha!" he explained hurriedly. "Don't misunderstand me! I don't like talking to other women except you!"
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